THANKSGIVING DAY IS OBSERVED NATIONALLY ON THE
FOURTH THURSDAY IN NOVEMBER. IT IS BELIEVED THAT THE HOLIDAY DATES BACK TO THE
DAY OF THANKS ORDERED BY GOVERNOR BRADFORD OF PLYMOUTH COLONY IN NEW ENGLAND IN
1621.

THE HIGHEST TEMPERATURE EVER RECORDED IN BUFFALO
ON THANKSGIVING DAY WAS IN 1896 WHEN A HIGH OF 68 DEGREES WAS REACHED ON
NOVEMBER 26TH. THE LOWEST TEMPERATURE EVER RECORDED WAS 12 DEGREES WHICH
OCCURRED ON NOVEMBER 23TH, 2000. NORMALLY, THE HIGH
TEMPERATURE AVERAGES 42 DEGREES AND THE LOW ABOUT 30 DEGREES.

THERE IS BETWEEN A 75 AND 80 PERCENT CHANCE OF A
TRACE OR MORE OF PRECIPITATION.

RAIN, SOMETIMES HEAVY, THROUGHOUT THE DAY ON
NOVEMBER 28TH, 1968 TOTALED 0.96 INCHES ...THE MOST PRECIPITATION EVER RECORDED
ON A THANKSGIVING DAY. THE MOST SNOW THAT FELL ON THANKSGIVING DAY WAS IN 1952
WHEN 10.3 INCHES WAS RECORDED AT THE AIRPORT ON NOVEMBER 27TH. MOST PORTIONS OF
THE CITY OF BUFFALO RECEIVED BETWEEN SIX AND TEN INCHES.

ON THANKSGIVING DAY 1956, A SNOWSTORM HIT FROM
CENTRAL ERIE AND WYOMING COUNTIES SOUTHWARD. FOUR FEET OF SNOW WAS REPORTED FROM
THE SPRINGVILLE AREA, ALTHOUGH ONLY A TRACE OF SNOW WAS RECEIVED AT THE AIRPORT
AND THROUGHOUT MUCH OF METRO BUFFALO.